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- Should successful athletes have to pay back the AIS 10 Jun 2009
- Let's give youth voice now for a better future 12 Oct 2008
- Organ donation it's the greatest gift of all 21 Sep 2008
- Is safe sex message falling on deaf ears 31 Aug 2008
- Grassroots funding is key to Olympic glorys 10 Aug 2008
- Easy to overlook big issue of homelessness 20 Jul 2008
- Trailblazer Natasha leaves lasting legacy 29 Jun 2008
- Heavy hitters boost our World Cup hopes 01 Jun 2008
- Youth Forum Discussion Paper 17 May 2008
- We can't take sport for granted 11 May 2008
- Women truly can do anything be anything 20 Apr 2008
- Let the Games begin with all our athletes 30 Mar 2008
- Proud past but future a challenge for women 09 Mar 2008
- Young people will be heard at highest level 17 Feb 2008
- Our nation has changed dramatically in three weeks 16 Dec 2007
- Mobile Phone Towers 23 Sep 2007
- Bradken Foundry 01 Jul 2007
- Full Fees 03 Jun 2007
- Eating Disorders 17 Dec 2006
- Iraq 27 Jul 2006
- Electoral Laws 26 Jun 2006
- Dental 08 Jan 2006
- Make Poverty History 18 Sep 2005
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2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 200827 Jun 2008 - Nathan Jawai Drafted to NBA
The Federal Minister for Sport Kate Ellis today congratulated rising indigenous basketball star Nathan Jawai for his selection in the NBA draft.
Selected by Indiana but likely to play for the Toronto Raptors, Nathan became the first indigenous and 10th Australian basketballer drafted to the NBA.
Ms Ellis said Nathan's journey to the biggest and most competitive basketball league in the world was inspiring to indigenous and non-indigenous Australians alike.
"From Cape York via the Cairns Taipans to the richest and most powerful basketball league in the world is a remarkable story," Ms Ellis said.
"Nathan only started playing basketball 6 years ago and now he's competing against the very best."
The Rudd Government is determined to improve the delivery of indigenous sport in Australia to strengthen local communities and create pathways to the top for the next Nathan Jawai.
"I wish him all the best and hope he has every success," Ms Ellis said.